It’s been 25 years since “Dirty Dancing,” starring Jennifer Grey and the late Patrick Swayze, opened in theaters. The coming-of-age romance debuted on Aug. 21, 1987 and went on to earn over $200 million worldwide, unleash a mega-selling soundtrack (remember “She’s Like the Wind” and “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”?) and spawn such iconic lines as “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” and “I carried a watermelon!” Take a look at some of the film’s finer moments above and watch the original theatrical trailer, below.

The Media Circuit/ WENN.com Jennifer Grey contemplated cosmetic surgery so she’d look more youthful during her current stint on “Dancing With The Stars,” until her husband begged her not to change her …

Jennifer Grey contemplated cosmetic surgery so she’d look more youthful during her current stint on “Dancing With The Stars,” until her husband begged her not to change her appearance.

The 50-year-old actress has always regretted having her famous nose filed down after finding fame in 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing,” but she still considered going under the knife for a nip and tuck before sashaying onto the small screen in the latest season of the TV talent show.

But she changed her mind after her actor spouse, Clark Gregg, convinced her it would be a mistake.

She tells Us Weekly, “Before the show, I thought, ‘Oh, I should get rid of wrinkles under my eyes.’ When you put on a lot of make-up, the lines become very apparent. But my husband said not to touch anything, to be who I am, because I look great.”

And she’s glad she took his advice: “He’s right. Aging is inevitable and the idea that we can be eternally youthful is the pitfall of our society.”

Jennifer Grey shocked TV viewers on Monday by revealing a never-before-seen X-ray from spinal surgery that saved her from permanent paralysis following her 1987 car crash.

The actress and her then-boyfriend Matthew Broderick were involved in a head-on collision in Ireland that left the occupants of the other car, a mother and daughter, dead.

The emotional trauma prompted the “Dirty Dancing” star to withdraw from the spotlight as she underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in her neck – but Grey discovered last year she hadn’t received proper treatment.

While undergoing a check-up to make sure she was fit to make her comeback on TV competition “Dancing with the Stars,” doctors discovered her condition had become so degenerate even a minor fall could have resulted in “complete paralysis,” according to her spinal surgeon Dr. Robert Bray.

An operation to repair a damaged disk resulted in yet another health setback, as Bray discovered a cancerous lump in the star’s neck – later removed in two separate surgeries.

The cancer-free actress appeared on breakfast program “Good Morning America,” and revealed never-before-seen bone scans from the surgeries, one showing a titanium plate screwed into her neck to stabilize her spinal cord, and another revealing the enlarged thyroid that alerted doctors to the cancer scare.

Grey also uncovered scars left from the operations as she recalled her trauma. She remembered, “The collision was so intense that the ligaments were ripped from the back of my neck and I’d have a headache for four days and I could barely open my eyes because it would send my neck into spasm.”

“Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Grey turned her back on Hollywood after surviving a fatal car crash in Ireland in 1987, just as her career was taking off.

The actress and her then-boyfriend Matthew Broderick were involved in a head-on collision that left the occupants of the other car, a mother and daughter, dead.

The pair had already found fame as co-stars in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” but Grey was about to land her big break with the release of “Dirty Dancing,” which hit movie theatres just days after the accident.

She tells People magazine, “One minute we’re going down the road and music is playing, and the next minute … it’s all different. I couldn’t be fearless after that.

“I became America’s sweetheart within five days of the accident.”

But Grey couldn’t enjoy her sudden fame. She adds, “The juxtaposition of that deep sorrow, the survivor’s guilt, and then being celebrated as the new big thing just didn’t jibe. It didn’t feel good to be the toast of the town.”

And she admits she never recovered from the trauma, effectively turning her back on showbiz at the age of 27: “My head was never the same, my ambition was ever the same.”

Grey has made a few movie and TV appearances since “Dirty Dancing,” but has returned to the small screen in the latest season of “Dancing With the Stars,” which kicked off on Monday.

Nikki Nelson / WENN.com Jennifer Grey broke down in tears when she first heard the song she would be performing to on “Dancing with the Stars” – because it reminded her of late pal Patrick Swayze. The …

Jennifer Grey broke down in tears when she first heard the song she would be performing to on “Dancing with the Stars” – because it reminded her of late pal Patrick Swayze.

The “Dirty Dancing” actress made her debut on the reality TV show on Monday night, performing a Viennese waltz to Otis Redding’s “These Arms of Mine,” which appeared on the film’s soundtrack.

But when Grey, who played Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman opposite Swayze in the 1987 movie, first heard the track in rehearsals she broke down because it made her miss her co-star.

In pre-recorded footage, Grey is seen crying and telling her professional dance partner, Derek Hough, “It took me back in a time capsule, and I was with Patrick. I just missed him. He was like you, young and gorgeous.”

But the star triumphed in the live show – picking up the highest scores from the judges on the night.

After her dance, panelist Bruno Tonioli said, “Baby is back where she belongs. I know somebody up there is going to be very proud of you.”